About
Simon Chandler (born Simon Timothy Chandler, 4 June 1953 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) – British film, television, and theatre actor, educated at Bedford School, active since 1976. Often cast as senior establishment figures such as Members of Parliament, civil servants, and officials. His most notable film roles include Private Simmonds in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Merry Brandybuck (voice) in The Lord of the Rings (1978), David Nelson in The Bounty (1984), Hawkins in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Mr. Wells in Vera Drake (2004), Mayor of Grasse in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), Lord Dawson in The King's Speech (2010), a Cabinet Minister in The Iron Lady (2011), Sir Augustus Wall Callcott in Mr. Turner (2014), John Taylor in The Theory of Everything (2014), and Sidney Rawle in The Mercy (2018). On television he is best known for Clement Attlee in The Crown (2016),...
Known for
Slow HorsesSeries • 2022
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
House of the DragonSeries • 2022
The DiplomatSeries • 2023
CasualtySeries • 1986
The CrownSeries • 2016
Call the MidwifeSeries • 2012
VeraSeries • 2011
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Foyle's WarSeries • 2002
The PeripheralSeries • 2022
The GoldSeries • 2023
The King's SpeechMovie • 2010
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererMovie • 2006
The Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries • 1987
Judge John DeedSeries • 2001
The Thick of ItSeries • 2005
SilkSeries • 2011
The Old GuardMovie • 2020
The Theory of EverythingMovie • 2014